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Question

No Sound on Windows 10 other than headphones

Apr 30, 2018 12:57PM PDT

I do not have any sound on my computer other than if I use earbuds. I have a HP 2011x computer

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Sadly this points to hardware issues.
Apr 30, 2018 1:16PM PDT

As a test I always try booting a Live Linux to see if it works. NO INSTALL, NO LEARNING LINUX. Only for test purposes.

The fact the head phones work points to a hardware defect.

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R. Proffit reply
Apr 30, 2018 1:53PM PDT

I am somewhat computer illerate! How do I boot a "Live Linyx"

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In your case, that won't be an option.
Apr 30, 2018 2:15PM PDT
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Sound Card Option
Apr 30, 2018 3:38PM PDT

I guess that a sound card is my best option at this point! Thank you, would reverting back to windows 7 make a difference?

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To me, no. Here's why.
Apr 30, 2018 3:43PM PDT

When you find a headphone works but the speakers don't when you unplug it's almost always a non software or driver issue. It might be in a small percentage of cases but here, it has yet to happen.

The headphone jack is just a simple (?) thing and the switch in the jack may have failed. That's hardware. The cheap fix is to use external speakers on that jack.

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If you have sound with headphones
May 1, 2018 5:17AM PDT

its not the soundcard and could be something with the speakers. I use BOSE external speakers and they work good and sound good.